"What's going on? Is there some kind of conflict between Senior Sister Yan and Senior Brother Li?"
"I smell gossip. Let me fetch a stool..."
"Shh, quiet!"
The surrounding clamor soon died down.
But...
Yan Shui Rou seemed utterly unconcerned about whether the onlookers were enjoying the spectacle.
She said bluntly, "Everyone, you all admire and revere Li Xian, who towers over sun and moon and rules heaven and earth with his sword. You think he's a dragon among men? But do you know what kind of person he truly is?"
Having said that, she paid no heed whatsoever to whether her words would tear open her friend's scars again, and declared, "He's scum who would abandon his childhood sweetheart, sever ties with his teachers and closest friends, and betray his Lineage and loved ones for the sake of his own future!"
Before Li Xian could speak, Xiang Yangsheng's expression changed. He felt that Li Xian had only come to the Foundation Establishment celebration because he had delivered the invitation.
He even disregarded the fact that he was facing a core disciple who had forged a Superior Dao Foundation and demanded harshly, "What nonsense are you spouting? Senior Brother Li..."
"Nonsense? Every word I've said is true. Anyone can go to Great Zhou and find out! Didn't he abandon his childhood sweetheart to curry favor with the powerful? Didn't he cast aside all affection and loyalty, betray his teachers, and dishonor his ancestors so he could marry into the Marquis's Residence?"
Yan Shui Rou said loudly, "Then, when you realized you had exceptional martial talent and a brighter future ahead, you abandoned the young lady of the Marquis's Residence, even killing her with your own hands when she was already your wife in name! Yet someone like you managed to